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Chris Harris Drives Porsche’s New Boxster S: Video
Mar 15, 2012 Ξ

Chris Harris Drives Porsche’s New Boxster S: Video

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The Mazda MX-5 Miata is not the only car with gender identity issues, at least according to Evo’s Chris Harris. In his latest video, Harris ponders if a man can  Full Article »

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Mercedes-Benz Builds An ‘Invisible’ Car
Mar 14, 2012 Ξ

Mercedes-Benz Builds An ‘Invisible’ Car

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The advantage of a hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered car is that it produces no harmful emissions, hence it’s “invisible” to the environment. To promote its new F-CELL hydrogen fuel cell concept car, Mercedes-Benz  Full Article »

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Rolls-Royce Abandoning Electric Cars – For Now, At Least
Mar 14, 2012 Ξ

Rolls-Royce Abandoning Electric Cars – For Now, At Least

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When Rolls-Royce showed its Phantom-based electric car concept, the 102EX, at last year’s Geneva Motor Show, it caught a lot of people off guard. Rolls-Royce, after all, had a reputation  Full Article »

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Is Audi Looking To Buy Ducati?
Mar 13, 2012 Ξ

Is Audi Looking To Buy Ducati?

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These are troubled times for the powersports industry, and even well established motorcycle brands are struggling to survive. In most countries, a motorcycle is seen as a luxury purchase, requiring  Full Article »

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Want A Subaru BRZ In The U.S.? You Have A One In Six-Thousand Chance
Mar 13, 2012 Ξ

Want A Subaru BRZ In The U.S.? You Have A One In Six-Thousand Chance

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If you live in the U.S. and hope to park a new Subaru BRZ in your garage this year, here’s our suggestion: head down to your local Subaru dealer today  Full Article »

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Consumer Reports’ Fisker Karma Dies On Check-In: Video
Mar 9, 2012 Ξ

Consumer Reports’ Fisker Karma Dies On Check-In: Video

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Boutique automaker Fisker probably doesn’t need any more bad press. After all, its Karma sedan has only been in owners’ hands for a few months, but the company has already  Full Article »

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Chevy Building Limited Run Of COPO Camaros
Mar 9, 2012 Ξ

Chevy Building Limited Run Of COPO Camaros

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In 1969, some enterprising Chevrolet dealers realized that the Camaro could be ordered with the 427 cubic-inch V-8 from the Corvette via a Central Office Production Order (COPO). These “COPO”  Full Article »

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Porsche Debuts All New Boxster At Geneva Motor Show
Mar 8, 2012 Ξ

Porsche Debuts All New Boxster At Geneva Motor Show

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Porsche isn’t finished introducing new variants of the revised 911, but that hasn’t stopped the Stuttgart-based automaker from redesigning the Boxster roadster. Introduced at this week’s Geneva Motor Show, the  Full Article »

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GM Suspends Production And Shipment Of Camaro ZL1
Mar 8, 2012 Ξ

GM Suspends Production And Shipment Of Camaro ZL1

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If you were hoping to get your hands on a new Camaro ZL1 in the coming weeks, we’ve got some bad news for you: due to a “quality assessment,” GM  Full Article »

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Motor Trend Pits The Camaro ZL1 Against The Mustang Boss 302 Laguna Seca
Mar 7, 2012 Ξ

Motor Trend Pits The Camaro ZL1 Against The Mustang Boss 302 Laguna Seca

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There’s an old-if-incorrect saying that goes, “never bring a knife to a gun fight.” Truthfully, the outcome of a gun versus knife confrontation depends on a lot of different factors,  Full Article »

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Is The GTA Spano The Fastest Car You’ve Never Heard Of?
Mar 7, 2012 Ξ

Is The GTA Spano The Fastest Car You’ve Never Heard Of?

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Nearly buried in all the hype from this week’s Geneva Motor Show was the debut of a production-ready supercar from a boutique Spanish builder, GTA Motor. Its Spano supercar first  Full Article »

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Ferrari Shows Off Its F12 Berlinetta: Video
Mar 6, 2012 Ξ

Ferrari Shows Off Its F12 Berlinetta: Video

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We’ll admit that the initial images of Ferrari’s F12 Berlinetta had us scratching our heads. The car simply didn’t look like a Ferrari; instead, it look like a Banglore back-alley  Full Article »

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Ford Shows Production-Ready Fiesta ST In Geneva
Mar 6, 2012 Ξ

Ford Shows Production-Ready Fiesta ST In Geneva

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We’ll hit you with the bad news up front: the Fiesta ST, debuting in “production ready” form at this week’s Geneva Motor Show, won’t be coming to the United States  Full Article »

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Motor Trend Drives The Volkswagen Golf R: Video
Mar 5, 2012 Ξ

Motor Trend Drives The Volkswagen Golf R: Video

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The new Volkswagen Golf R is the most powerful production Golf ever built by Volkswagen, boasting 256 horsepower and 243 pound-feet of torque from its turbocharged, 2.0-liter engine. Unlike the  Full Article »

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GM Temporarily Halts Chevy Volt Production
Mar 5, 2012 Ξ

GM Temporarily Halts Chevy Volt Production

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Despite Tim Allen’s insistence in a televised ad that the Chevy Volt was the car “America had to build,” it’s apparently not the car that Americans want to buy. Citing  Full Article »

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